Make it Monday and a Wonderful Honor

In the past few days, I have been selected by three different blogging friends to receive this honor:

Liebster' is German for 'dearest'.  The award is a 'share-the-love' arrangement, given to inspirational bloggers with less than 200 followers. 

Here's the to-do list of any Liebster award recipient:

Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you.
Reveal your five blogger picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog
Copy and paste the award on your blog (see above)
Hope that those you award forward it to their favourite bloggers

Below are five favorite bloggers who have different styles but always inspire me with their work. I love having this chance to let them know how lucky I have been to meet them through this shared stamping adventure!

First, I'd like to thank JJ Bolton of Ribbon Girls who first gave me this honor.  I was so surprised and pleased when I heard this.  JJ is a super sweet and talented crafter, and I have practically worn out my "Pin it" button while viewing her blog.

Next, I heard from Jen W. of JENerally Speaking, who passed the award on to me as well.  I have only been following Jen for a short time, but I have found so much inspiration on her blog.  I look forward to getting to know Jen better and to seeing more of her creations.  Thanks, Jen, for thinking of me.

Then, this morning, my dear friend Renee of Its a Patchwork Life honored me again.  Thank you, Renee. I am in several blogging groups with Renee, and she has become a good friend as well.  She has the incredible ability to create a stunning CAS card with 3 elements one day, and then the next day, something so elaborate, I could look at it for a week and still not see everything.

Now, it's my turn to pass the love.  There are so many inspirational bloggers out there, but I am going to try to name some of my favorite blogs that have not been mentioned recently.  All of these blogs are written by super nice women and talented crafters, and I would encourage you to stop by and check them out:

Carol of Crafty "Magra"

Jess of Card Designs by Jess

Kristin of Creative Syzgy

Marybeth of Marybeth's Time for Paper

Tracey of In My Creative Opinion

And now, for something crafty (and yummy)...

My daughter recently made a little something to give to a friend for her birthday.  Of course, we had to package it with a loopsy daisy bow and a glitter button, using this week's MIM #54 technique.  I don't know that I'll ever use another button without glitter again!

In case you were wondering what was in the box, here is a peek:

I found this recipe when I was reading Mara's blog, Love Your Mother.  She posted pictures and a link to a recipe for Chocolate Chip Caramel Cookie Bars that had me rushing into the kitchen.  My 12 year old daughter was able to make these pretty much on her own, and they are as delicious as they look.  Click here for better pictures on Mara's blog, and here for the recipe at Two Peas & Their Pod.

Well, this was a pretty long post.  If you've gotten to the end, I owe you a Chocolate Chip Caramel Cookie Bar next time I see you.

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